TAKING THE REINS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 25 Jul 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Midway Line	Mr L Mxothwa	2	60.0kg	80	64	64	Won	1/1Fav	Y	O: Messrs A J Brand & S S Govender T: Mr B J Crawford
2	Congressman	Mr P C Orffer	4	60.0kg	71	93	93	+2.25	25/2	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
3	Style Icon	Mr D L Ashby	1	56.5kg	72	54	54	+3.00	20/1	Y	O: Dare 2 Dream Racing Syndicate (Nom: Piet Botha) T: Mr P A W Botha
4	Jack In The Green	Mr R D Fourie	6	60.0kg	77	75	75	+3.40	33/10	Y	O: L'Ormarins & Friends (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Etoilefillante	Mr M A Winnaar	5	60.0kg	75	51	51	+5.65	8/1	B TT Y	O: Denis Le Breton T: Mr D A McLachlan
6	Wedding Bells	Mr O Noach	8	56.5kg	63	52	52	+5.70	33/1	Y	—
7	Pointdexter	Mr G Wright	3	60.0kg	69	62	62	+6.20	8/1	Y	—
8	Rogue Male	Mr R Khathi	7	60.0kg	50	50	50	+8.45	75/1	Y	—

Midway Line

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

Won

1/1 Fav

MR 80 → 64

Congressman

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+2.25

25/2

MR 71 → 93

Style Icon

Mr D L Ashby · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+3.00

20/1

MR 72 → 54

Jack In The Green

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+3.40

33/10

MR 77 → 75

Etoilefillante

Mr M A Winnaar · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+5.65

8/1

MR 75 → 51

B TT Y

Wedding Bells

Mr O Noach · Dw 8 · 56.5kg

+5.70

33/1

MR 63 → 52

Pointdexter

Mr G Wright · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+6.20

8/1

MR 69 → 62

Rogue Male

Mr R Khathi · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+8.45

75/1

MR 50 → 50

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WEDDING BELLS (O Noach) jumped slow, losing one length and thereafter was slow into stride. b) JACK IN THE GREEN (R Fourie) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At the 250m JACK IN THE GREEN (R Fourie) was carried in marginally when POINTDEXTER (G Wright) shifted in away from the crop and was immediately straightened. b) JACK IN THE GREEN (R Fourie) took an awkward stride at the 250m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) MIDWAY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer B Donnelly, acting on behalf of Trainer B Crawford, was advised. (LP) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) JACK IN THE GREEN - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS